“Bishkek”

Easy way

Bishkek -  In many single houses the toilet is outside. Because it was very cold the girl uses the easy way to donate her water to the earth.
Anastasia Slastnikova – Bishkek Lab

Dream and hope

Bishkek -  In between the flatbuildings there are a lot of playgrounds. All iron equipments bit rusty but painted in all the colours of the rainbow as well. It reminds of the…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Dove

Bishkek -  The man who raises doves at his house. This is his hobby. There are a lot of regions in Bishkek full of this kind of people and houses. I found…
Meka Muratova – Bishkek Lab

Double rest room

Bishkek -  In many old onefloor houses usually toilets are separated from them. This small building, with one door from this looking side and the second on the other, is the “Double…
Elena Chigibaeva – Bishkek Lab

Do you need a job?

Bishkek -  Public advertising on the bridge, which says “JOB!!!“ and cell-phone number. In Kyrgyzstan there is a big lack of jobs. Usually in this kind of ads people are…
Meka Muratova – Bishkek Lab

Clothes

Bishkek -  In Kyrgyzstan men prefer sport outfit 24/7 even if they are going to work.…
Meka Muratova – Bishkek Lab

Cat and feet

Bishkek -  This cat is not scared of cold weather, he is always with his owner all the time: in time of trouble and gladness.…
Raisat Musaeva – Bishkek Lab

Business woman

Bishkek -  Woman that sells different kind of goods (chewing gums, chupa-chups, sunflower seeds, and you can see a big box of cigarettes under the table, and many other).…
Nellya Dzhamanbaeva – Bishkek Lab

Breathing of the Spring

Bishkek -  Frick of weather doesn’t stop a purpose of the flower to grow. Yellow as a little Sun, it turns towards the sun...…
Raisat Musaeva – Bishkek Lab

Doors of storehouses

Bishkek -  People in Kyrgyzstan who live in the old buildings have storehouses of their own. And if you look on the picture you can see different doors of their storehouses. It…
Elena Chigibaeva – Bishkek Lab

Difference

Bishkek -  Old almost destroyed house, where still somebody lives and new one on the back under the construction. Bishkek is the city of undone constructions and destroyed houses.…
Meka Muratova – Bishkek Lab

Clans Bishkek

Bishkek -  How could such peaceful, contemplative people get involved in two recent revolutions (2005 and 2010) and ethnic riots (2010)? I began to understand the mechanism a little after I…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

cars, cars, cars...

Bishkek -  The amount of cars in Bishkek rises every month, but roads are not designed for such a large number of automobiles and number of cars continues to grow...hope that…
Nargiz Chynalieva – Bishkek Lab

Brushes to paint trees

Bishkek -  Every spring everybody cleans up the territory around their houses and paint trees. This is a custom from the Soviet times and people call it ‘Subbotnik’ because they usually do…
Tatyana Mihnevich – Bishkek Lab

Door of the castle!

Bishkek -  Lock the door and calm down.  But today I’m afraid such a lock will not be safe enough. Public space is filled with storerooms. Every person living in one…
Angelina Mokh – Bishkek Lab

Day light lamp

Bishkek -  Hydro Electro Stations produce enough volume of energy to cover all population necessity and sell vestige of it to other countries. But the way of consumption of energy in Kyrgyzstan…
Nargiz Chynalieva – Bishkek Lab

Christmas in April

Bishkek -  Right at the start of our first wild walk we find this group of men in this little house. Apparently it is a stage as well. Several rows of benches…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Carpet day

Bishkek -  Carpets, bedding and laundry covering all kind of objects in open air. All windows are open.  In my guesthouse I meet an ex militairy man from Oekraine…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Bright future

Bishkek -  This is a poster of one of the political parties (Republic in Russian) in Kyrgyzstan. Behind it is a building that has been under construction already for a few years…
Nellya Dzhamanbaeva – Bishkek Lab

Dona€™t disturb.

Bishkek -  A lot of old stuff has its “second life” and still gives us pleasure. The dog enjoys the dreams in old chair.…
Tatyana Mihnevich – Bishkek Lab

Connection

Bishkek -  Here in Kyrgyzstan cell phone connection is pretty cheap. So you can always see somebody who is talking and talking and talking and talking...…
Meka Muratova – Bishkek Lab

Charming smile

Bishkek -  He lives in down town of Bishkek. And feels himself happy.…
Anastasia Slastnikova – Bishkek Lab

Carpet country

Bishkek -  The carpets are beautiful. Made of natural materials and in bright colours. Like the people in Kyrgyzstan, who seem to be so soft and welcoming. But then again, it can…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Bricks

Bishkek -  The outside wall is made from old and used bottles. That’s a new way to re-use the old plastic and broken glass bottles. The “bricks” are available everywhere…
Samat Mambetshaev – Bishkek Lab